John Deere LT160 lawn tractor

Asked Aug 26, 2006, 08:33 AM
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8 Answers

My lawn tractor (LT)will not start. When it is on choke it just acts like it is not getting fuel. When on run when I try to start it it backfires and will not start. I checked the fuel filter, chenaged the spark plug, made sure the carborator was not clogged cleaned out the carborator bowl. The plug is firing and the engine haws compression.

Why does the LT act likes it out of fuel when on choke but when I try to start it on run it backfires?

You never really know you got the carb cleaned by looking.. I'd take it apart and soak it in carb cleaner for a few hours, then blow out every hole with carb cleaner a few good times, and chase them with a wire (bread tie wire size)

My lawn tractor (LT)will not start. When it is on choke it just acts like it is not getting fuel. When on run when I try to start it it backfires and will not start. I checked the fuel filter, chenaged the spark plug, made sure the carborator was not clogged cleaned out the carborator bowl. The plug is firing and the engine haws compression.

Why does the LT act likes it out of fuel when on choke but when I try to start it on run it backfires?

Pulled flywheel to check key and it is fine... steel key. I tried the gas cap just now but still same results.

When it starts choking down it smells very rich so the engine is getting plenty of gas that isn't getting burned. Disengage deck and stop moving and it begins running again... definitely does not appear just to be a deck issue but power issue.

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